diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst
index 36b4433867..b3f4b61757 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,58 @@ so we find problems before the actual release.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+What's new in Pylint 2.17.1?
+----------------------------
+Release date: 2023-03-22
+
+
+False Positives Fixed
+---------------------
+
+- Adds ``asyncSetUp`` to the default ``defining-attr-methods`` list to silence
+  ``attribute-defined-outside-init`` warning when using
+  ``unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase``.
+
+  Refs #8403 (`#8403 <https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/8403>`_)
+
+
+
+Other Bug Fixes
+---------------
+
+- ``--clear-cache-post-run`` now also clears LRU caches for pylint utilities
+  holding references to AST nodes.
+
+  Closes #8361 (`#8361 <https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/8361>`_)
+
+- Fix a crash when ``TYPE_CHECKING`` is used without importing it.
+
+  Closes #8434 (`#8434 <https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/8434>`_)
+
+- Fix a regression of ``preferred-modules`` where a partial match was used
+  instead of the required full match.
+
+  Closes #8453 (`#8453 <https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/8453>`_)
+
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- The following utilities are deprecated in favor of the more robust
+  ``in_type_checking_block``
+  and will be removed in pylint 3.0:
+
+    - ``is_node_in_guarded_import_block``
+    - ``is_node_in_typing_guarded_import_block``
+    - ``is_typing_guard``
+
+  ``is_sys_guard`` is still available, which was part of
+  ``is_node_in_guarded_import_block``.
+
+  Refs #8433 (`#8433 <https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/8433>`_)
+
+
 What's new in Pylint 2.17.0?
 ----------------------------
 Release date: 2023-03-08
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8361.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8361.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f2b56707b..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8361.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-``--clear-cache-post-run`` now also clears LRU caches for pylint utilities
-holding references to AST nodes.
-
-Closes #8361
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8403.false_positive b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8403.false_positive
deleted file mode 100644
index bfa34d17de..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8403.false_positive
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Adds ``asyncSetUp`` to the default ``defining-attr-methods`` list to silence
-``attribute-defined-outside-init`` warning when using
-``unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase``.
-
-Refs #8403
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8433.internal b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8433.internal
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bc20c4932..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8433.internal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-The following utilities are deprecated in favor of the more robust ``in_type_checking_block``
-and will be removed in pylint 3.0:
-
-  - ``is_node_in_guarded_import_block``
-  - ``is_node_in_typing_guarded_import_block``
-  - ``is_typing_guard``
-
-``is_sys_guard`` is still available, which was part of ``is_node_in_guarded_import_block``.
-
-Refs #8433
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8434.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8434.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index b5a8bddcb2..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8434.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix a crash when ``TYPE_CHECKING`` is used without importing it.
-
-Closes #8434
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8453.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8453.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bec2b0b98..0000000000
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/8453.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix a regression of ``preferred-modules`` where a partial match was used instead of the required full match.
-
-Closes #8453
diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 4a6eb60901..897c373b9b 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "2.17.0"
+__version__ = "2.17.1"
 
 
 def get_numversion_from_version(v: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index a00de02247..063a79c0ea 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint"
 
 [version]
-current = "2.17.0"
+current = "2.17.1"
 regex = '''
 ^(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)
 \.
diff --git a/towncrier.toml b/towncrier.toml
index a029888f7e..b8c00a8ffb 100644
--- a/towncrier.toml
+++ b/towncrier.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.towncrier]
-version = "2.17.0"
+version = "2.17.1"
 directory = "doc/whatsnew/fragments"
 filename = "doc/whatsnew/2/2.17/index.rst"
 template = "doc/whatsnew/fragments/_template.rst"